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Medicaid update from Disability Rights Iowa (DRI): “Many lawmakers and citizens see dollar signs rather than faces when considering Medicaid Managed Care issues in Iowa. Help Disability Rights Iowa show lawmakers that Iowans in the Medicaid Managed Care system are just like them. They want to live in their homes in their communities rather than
Action Alert: Protect Medicaid Medical and Community-Based Services and Supports for Americans with Disabilities
USBIA PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE ACTION ALERT: Action needed this week!!! Last week, Senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham unveiled a plan for Congress to consider, to repeal the Affordable Care Act and drastically cut the Medicaid program that is vital in providing the medical and community supports needed by Americans with brain injury. Although the
From: USBIA Executive Committee, USBIA Public Policy Committee Please join us and advocates around the country TODAY for a National Call-in Day to oppose the Senate’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Details at https://medicaid.publicrep.org/events/national-disability-call-in-day/ This bill will hurt people with disabilities because: It dramatically cuts the revenue necessary to fund Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, housing,
It has been announced that AmeriHealth Caritas will no longer be a Managed Care Organization (MCO) for Iowa Medicaid and hawk-i (Iowa Health Link programs). AmeriHealth Caritas will withdraw from the program effective November 30, 2017. AmeriHealth Caritas members’ coverage will be reassigned to one of the other two MCOs (AmeriGroup or United Health Care)